Wednesday, June 27, 2012

oh my goodness! 2 posts in one day?! it must be holidays!!we have all stayed in our PJ's for the majority of the day. love days like that.

the rest of the fam decided to watch a DVD. being someone who can't sit still for longer than 5 minutes, i had to do something. sewing was first on my list, but my machine is in being serviced and doesn't get dropped off till tomoro.i wasn't going to paint anything today because of the wet weather, but i couldn't help myself!

and the best way to do that is??get the husband to shift a sheet under the chosen cupboard that is currently inside the house.

then put the pedastal fan on high in between coats! works a treat!!

i went to Pinterest for some inspiration first. i knew i wanted to use some aqua, but wasn't sure how. i made up some half strength aqua, this is what i came up with. i think it's almost a perfect match for Tiffany & Co blue!!

i only applied one coat of the aqua, because i wanted a "washed" beachy look.i used a very fine sandpaper over the whole cupboard.

well we are smack bang in the middle of both school holidays and Winter here in Brisbane.it has pretty much rained non stop for the last 24 hours, is currently 13*and is only expected to reach a top of 16*. hmm, not my ideal!last week was lovely and sunny and i managed to get this cute little side tablefinished.

i'm loving the detail in the legs. this cutie is going right next to my corner lounge.(sneek peek of another makeover in the background- i'll be back to show you the restof it very soon!)

On Sunday morning, i was up at 4:10am and ventured off to do a market stallwith a couple of friends i work with. i love a good clean out, and it's a great way tofill the wallet with some extra cash for the holidays.

a few purchases- gorgeous green and pink crochet throw rug.

pretty perfume bottle (centre)

and another lovely tablecloth :)

table before....

i have a facebook page here. if you're not following along already, i'd love to have you click the like button! i often sell treasures on this page and will be parting with a few lovelies soon!Kate x

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

here is an old pine table and little bookcase i finished off over the weekend.

i dragged both items into our dining room to take a few pics beforelosing the afternoon light.

both the table and bookshelf were painted and heavily shabbied as requested.

that's my gorgeous aqua leather camera bag you can see on the bottom shelf.i'm so in love with it.Margo over at 3 Annies is the talented designer. you can find herfacebook page here. tell her i sent you! so worth a visit!

with school holidays just around the corner, i plan on doing alotmore painting in that lovely aqua! my absolute fav colour!(apart from white, white and white!)

i picked up that awesome aqua glass jar from a discount store!

somehow i seemed to have lost the before pics!they were just ugly pine anyway. you're not missing out on much!Kate xHouse of Grace

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Good morning all! SO sorry it's been a while since i last checked in.i am almost ready to show you a few painted pieces i have been working on.So today, i thought i'd give you a little looky in to my regular visit to my local market.

i thought this vintage box looked pretty cool.

my market bud Steph scored this great piece for herdaughter's bedroom for only a few dollars.

loved these ceramic balls too.

met this lovely girl who has her own coffee shop nearby so will be stopping into try it out in the school holidays. i bought a few things from her including these cute hanging fabric fish.

i totally wanted to buy this vintage pendant light but ourceilings are not high enough to do it justice.

after fruit and veg shopping, and carting all our treasures back to the car, it wastime to grab a fresh apple turnover. yum.

i didn't come home with any vintage items, but got somegreat pieces, mainly for Summer. (hurry up Summer i need you)

about me

I'm a Mum to 2 girls, and live in sunny Brisbane. I love to decorate and furnish my home with vintage pieces, Ikea, eBay purchases and market and op shops finds. I have a weakness for scrolly chippy wrought iron furniture, and have a habit of painting everything white that crosses my path. I'm a primary teacher and teach part time at my daughter's school, as well as doing supply teaching. Although this keeps me busy, I can always find time for a coffee with friends and never miss a visit to my local 'trash n treasure' Sunday markets. I started this blog so that I can stop boring my face book friends with all my vintage finds, transformations around my home and 'before and after' pics of things I paint.